Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

On another glorious spring day, I'm wearing my 7A28-7080:

this watch has been on my "must have" list for a long time.

Wow! I really like it, it's beautiful! Congratulations Simon!

My wrist, my 7A38-7190 and my Fender Strat....nice combination. 

I really must congratulate you too, Arpad - on that wrist shot of your 7A38-7190. That is an absolutely superb photo ! 

You've probably realized how difficult it is to show those silver painted rings around the sub-dials on the white 710L dial ....

But you've managed to capture all the subtle shades perfectly. 

Even your shirt cuff matches the dial - the pattern is vaguely reminiscent of tiny Suwa symbols. Keep up the great work ! 

Many thanks for the nice compliment Paul.

I still think there's a lot to improve but I'm on the right track.

May the 4th be with you. Not   nor   but my favourite genre of space watch - the Yema Spationaute III. 

Yet another Yema Spationaute III for me again today.   This time a rarer white-dialed 38mm 'reduced' version - model N80A696.

This one rightfully belongs in the ranks of my daily wearer / beaters and is long overdue for a refurbishment, viz: replacement crystal and new Fleurus black shark strap - to replace the 'cheapie' Morellato that's currently fitted. Another one of those 'roundtuit' jobs. 

It may be overcast and raining here but the sun is shining in Catalunya. Fernando Alonso wins 2013 Spanish F1 GP

Wearing something suitably waterproof this wet and windy afternoon - my modded (all-black 709L dial) 7A38-7070. 

Probably this will be the last time wearing this 7A48-7040. Goodbye!

Another home-brewed 7A38 Franken for me this afternoon - a two-tone 7A38-7289 fitted with the 718L dial from a gash 7A38-726A.

Puma Y19201-70. It's just a trick of the light; the disappearing TACHY METER scale numbering is almost impossible to photograph. 

Thought I'd give this big clunky diver  some wrist time this afternoon - it hasn't had much since I bought it.  7A38-6060 SAA071J.

No sunshine today so to cheer up myself I put the 7A28-703B on my wrist:

I bet that put a smile on your face this morning, Arpad. 

I thought I'd try a bit of oriental bling to brighten up another dull overcast afternoon. My Orient J39909-80 that I haven't worn in a while.

Another blingy one, that I haven't worn in years, for me on this lovely sunny Sunday afternoon - my gold-tone 7A38-7270 SAA096J.

I bought this in mint, virtually unworn condition back in May 2009. Tried to keep it that way - which with the ease that Seiko's matt black chrome finish polishes up means not wearing it. Had to fit a new battery today, so I thought I'd do a wrist shot. My 7A38-7180 SAA055J:

The only problem with lovely sunny days like today  is the reflections off domed watch crystals.  My Yema Spationaute III Aragatz. 

Now that Summer has finally arrived (in terms of weather), I thought it was about time I finished off re-setting (to BST) the remaining watches in the last collection box, which I still hadn't got round to doing since the end of March. This particular box contains the majority of my 7A38-7190's, 7A38-727x's and 7A38-728x's. I've been a bit more methodical this time, giving them a full checking over. Most had kept better than +/- 50 seconds over the last  6 months or so, but a couple were way out and obviously need looking at. 

This one, my gold-tone 7A38-7280 SAA124J, which I hardly ever wear, is averaging 85 seconds gained over 12 months.

So tweaking the 0.26 sec / day rotary switch one step back isn't going to make it any more accurate than it already is. 

Two-tone 7A38-728A SAA128J for me today.